Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund (HYI) Competitors $11.85 0.00 (0.00%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.86 +0.02 (+0.13%) As of 08/1/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HYI vs. AOD, AGD, AWP, THQ, THW, AVK, AFB, ARDC, BFZ, and BHKShould you be buying Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund include Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (AOD), Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD), abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ), Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK), AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund (AFB), Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund (ARDC), BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ), and BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund vs. Its Competitors Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Advent Convertible and Income Fund AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust BlackRock Core Bond Trust Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund (NYSE:HYI) and Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AOD) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and profitability. Is HYI or AOD more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity FundN/A N/A N/A Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the media favor HYI or AOD? In the previous week, Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund and 0 mentions for Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund. Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund's score of -1.00 indicating that Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Neutral Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund Negative Is HYI or AOD a better dividend stock? Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.3%. Which has better earnings & valuation, HYI or AOD? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund$29.60MN/AN/AN/AN/AAberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund$94.38MN/AN/AN/AN/A SummaryAberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund beats Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HYI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HYI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HYI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity FundAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$1.29B$6.31B$20.47BDividend Yield0.08%4.40%4.19%3.71%P/E RatioN/A22.3714.0529.04Price / SalesN/A2,540.331,847.2457.15Price / CashN/A60.70127.4722.46Price / BookN/A1.452.244.43Net IncomeN/A$265.04M$1.23B$993.74M7 Day Performance-0.32%-0.46%6.01%-3.40%1 Month Performance-1.09%0.37%1.58%-2.70%1 Year Performance-0.17%6.31%19.60%10.16% Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HYIWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity FundN/A$11.85flatN/A-0.2%$0.00$29.60M0.00N/AAODAberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$8.98-0.6%N/A+4.7%$0.00$94.38M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑AGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$11.37-0.5%N/A+13.9%$0.00$25.50M0.00N/AAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.86+0.7%N/A-9.5%$0.00$45.21M0.00N/ATHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$16.74-1.9%N/A-25.2%$0.00$6.59M0.001,088News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeTHWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$11.00-1.2%N/A-17.5%$0.00$2.90M0.00N/ANews CoverageAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$12.24-0.2%N/A-3.9%$0.00$51.89M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑AFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.14+0.2%N/A-9.9%$0.00$602.34K0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$14.290.0%N/A-5.6%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/ABFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.390.0%N/A-12.8%$0.00$5.38M0.00N/ANews CoverageInsider TradeBHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$9.57+0.3%N/A-14.9%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AOD Competitors AGD Competitors AWP Competitors THQ Competitors THW Competitors AVK Competitors AFB Competitors ARDC Competitors BFZ Competitors BHK Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HYI) was last updated on 8/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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